With many thanks to @readbookpage.bsky.social for naming A BOOK OF MAPS FOR YOU one of the best picture books of 2025. It is in the most wonderful company, and Max and I are honored. www.bookpage.com/best-books/b...

Best Picture Books of 2025

These standout picture books range from laugh-out-loud funny to breathtakingly beautiful, with sublime, unique illustrations paired with memorable prose.

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I'll be presenting with @upliftkidlit.bsky.social @nicole0724.bsky.social @ediblewords.bsky.social and @profhsieh.bsky.social on Fri 11AM & signing SEASHELL KEY copies at Abrams booth on Fri 4PM w @lourdesheuer.com . See you in Denver!

Thrilled to share covers for our two new early concepts board books: Both are beautifully illustrated by @julianaperdomo.bsky.social and will feature little die-cut surprises. So excited for these bilingual board books, coming from Little Simon, May 2026! www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Lour...

Spending my last summer Sunday catching up on picture book reading and holy smokes. @colbysharp.bsky.social was absolutely right about this one. The last three pages WRECKED me in the best way. What a special book. @lourdesheuer.com @maxwelleaton.bsky.social

It's a SLJ star for THE HARDWARE STORE/LA FERRETERÍA by @lourdesheuer.com 🌟 “A vibrant bilingual addition ideal for libraries growing early literacy collections.” Read the full review here

June 24th is THE LUCKY DAY! The third book in our SEASHELL KEY chapter book series is now just one week away!! www.abramsbooks.com/product/luck...

#PictureBook #HBReviewoftheWeek A BOOK OF MAPS FOR YOU by @lourdesheuer.com; illus. by @maxwelleaton.bsky.social (Porter/Holiday): "Its welcoming tone delivers an uplifting message...allaying the character’s anxieties and mixed feelings about moving to a new home" www.hbook.com/story/review...

Incredible New Nonfiction Children’s Books, March 2025 imaginationsoup.net/new-nonficti... #kidlit @mstewartscience.bsky.social @brianlies.bsky.social @katiewrayschon.bsky.social @brookehartman.bsky.social @lourdesheuer.bsky.social

Thank you @weareteachers.bsky.social for including A BOOK OF MAPS FOR YOU in your Best of April 2025 list! @maxwelleaton.bsky.social and I also hope "Kids will want to create their own maps after reading this one!" www.weareteachers.com/april-new-bo...

It's a Kirkus star for A BOOK OF MAPS by @lourdesheuer.bsky.social 🌟 “A bittersweet tribute that makes a poignant connection between maps and the concept of home. “ 🌟 Read the Full Review Here

It's a Booklist star for A BOOK OF MAPS by @lourdesheuer.bsky.social 🌟 A useful, creative addition to elementary-school map units and a thoughtful project idea for kids." 🌟 Read the full review here

Readers will delight in the small, often humorous details of Lourdes Heuer and Maxwell Eaton III’s ingenious A BOOK OF MAPS FOR YOU, which is the kind of story that will follow you wherever you go.

Readers, @maxwelleaton.bsky.social and I made A BOOK OF MAPS FOR YOU, and it's finally out in the world today. We hope you'll find your way to it! holidayhouse.com/book/a-book-...

A BOOK OF MAPS FOR YOU will be out in the world in just two weeks. It's received 4 starred reviews, and @maxwelleaton.bsky.social and I hope you love it, too! 🗺️ holidayhouse.com/book/a-book-...

St. Patrick's Day is on Monday! THE LUCKY DAY is the 3rd book in Lourdes Heuer SEASHELL KEY series(illustrated by me). Will the kids find a pot of gold or run into more mischief? Preorder your copy to find out! 💚🍀🐰 @lourdesheuer.bsky.social @carynwiseman.bsky.social @ksonnack.bsky.social

Once upon a time, I lived above a toy store: that was my inspiration for TEENY TIENDAS. I’m thrilled to share the covers of two new books in the bilingual series, ill. by @zarprey.bsky.social: THE TOY STORE/LA JUGUETERÍA & THE HARDWARE STORE/LA FERRETERÍA! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/H7L/t...

The art for A BOOK OF MAPS FOR YOU by @lourdesheuer.bsky.social is back from its world travels! Always fun to see the originals after a year and half away.

It's a 🌟 from @ala-booklist.bsky.social for A BOOK OF MAPS FOR YOU, which said "This picture book combines a fresh idea with engaging illustrations...A useful, creative addition to elementary-school map units and a thoughtful project idea for kids." holidayhouse.com/book/a-book-...

🎉Everyone please join us with hearty congratulations and many rounds of applause for ABLA's newest associate agent, the wonderful @analiacabello.bsky.social!🎉 She is now OPEN to queries, and you can find her full agent page here

Happy Birthday to THE MONSTER STORM! It’s fall on SEASHELL KEY and the kids are back with more adventures and shenanigans, all beautifully brought to life by Lynnor Bontigao and published by Abrams Kids. And keep an eye out for book 3, THE LUCKY DAY, coming later this year!

I am absolutely in love with Mafalda and soon, my friends, you will be too. Translated into English for the first time, I talk with the people who have given her life here in the States. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/01/14/s...

A Happy Book Birthday to @lourdesheuer.bsky.social on the second book in her young chapter book series.The Monster Storm (Seashell Key #2) is perfect for fans of Princess in Black and Mercy Watson—about a diverse community of kids living in a beautiful seaside town! #lasmusasbooks #latinxkidlit

Look for Book 2 of SEASHELL KEY, The Monster Storm—out next week! www.slj.com/story/review...

New Friends, Familiar Characters | Chapter Books Fiction Series

A focus on the strong bonds of friendship and family run through these new and ongoing chapter book series.

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How about that? Kirkus calls A BOOK OF MAPS FOR YOU, illustrated by Maxwell Eaton III, "a bittersweet tribute that makes a poignant connection between maps and the concept of home" in its starred review—a first for me! 🗺️ www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

A BOOK OF MAPS FOR YOU | Kirkus Reviews

A small community is lovingly mapped.

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Thrilled to share that ESME'S BIRTHDAY CONGA LINE is a 2024-2025 Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award nominee. Thank you Oregon Library Association librarians and readers! 🥳 ola.memberclicks.net/bccca-nominees

Many thanks to the librarians of the Chicago Public Library, who were kind enough to include both SEASHELL KEY and TROOP ESME in their 2024 Best Fiction for Younger Readers list 🫶 chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...

Esme is back! In TROOP ESME, Esme returns with her trusty sidekick El Toro, lots of fun badges, and a new friend: Wendall! Please consider TROOP ESME if you love illustrated chapter books like MERCY WATSON or PRINCESS IN BLACK. Out today! 🍪 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/647155...